Honeycomb Heart

Animalism •••, Resilience ••

Vampire the Requiem - Bloodlines the Legendary

The stories about Melissidae vomiting insect swarms are only partly true. In fact, a Melissid can learn how to use her useless lungs and digestive apparatus as a beehive or a wasps’ nest. Under the auspices of this Devotion, a swarm lives inside her. She can coax the swarm out at any time through her mouth and nose.

Effect

Success on this power’s activation roll allows the Melissid to call into herself a swarm of flying insects, usually wasps or bees. The insects nest in the Melissid as long as she wishes them to do so, and can be made to fly out of her body at any time. When released, they can be controlled as usual, using Animalism. The insects, once released, can be recalled if their host wishes, if called back within a scene. Otherwise, the Melissid must activate the Devotion again.
A Melissid with a swarm inside her cannot counterfeit life using Vitae and cannot eat food, as long as the insects remain within her body. When she dismisses the insects, the Melissid regains these abilities.

Material Components

Cost: 2 Vitae

Gestures & Ritual

Dice Pool: Strength + Survival + Animalism

Related Discipline

Animalism •••, Resilience ••

Effect Casting Time

Instant

The Melissidae have developed a number of Devotions unique to their bloodline. Although based on common Disciplines, none of these powers can be learned by outsiders.

This power costs 12 experience points to learn.